Communication and Monitoring System
First Claim
1. An audio-video communication and answering system, said system comprising:
- at least one wireless exterior module having a proximity sensor, a video camera, a microphone, a speaker, an electrical connection, a keypad having one or more buttons, an RF transmitter, and an RF receiver;
a software application including a graphical user interface that enables a user to view streaming video transmitted from the at least one wireless exterior module and receive real-time audio from the at least one wireless exterior module;
a wireless router, wherein the wireless router enables communication through the Internet between the at least one wireless exterior module and at least one remote peripheral device, which is a cell phone; and
a recording component that records video and audio communication that is transmitted to and from the at least one wireless exterior module,wherein the system coordinates multiple communication devices and user-defined responses to prompts.
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Abstract
An audio-video communication system comprises a wireless exterior module located proximate an entrance, a computerized controller running a software application, and a remote peripheral device. The wireless exterior module includes a proximity sensor for detecting a person at the entrance, a video camera for recording an image of the person at the entrance, a microphone for recording the person at the entrance, a speaker for playing audio to the person at the entrance, a transmitter for communicating sounds and images of the person at the entrance, and a receiver for receiving communications at the wireless exterior module. The computerized controller is disposed in wireless electronic communication with the wireless exterior module via the transmitter and the receiver of the wireless exterior module. The remote peripheral device is configured to electronically communicate with the computerized controller for viewing an image from the video camera communicated from the wireless exterior module.
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20 Claims
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1. An audio-video communication and answering system, said system comprising:
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at least one wireless exterior module having a proximity sensor, a video camera, a microphone, a speaker, an electrical connection, a keypad having one or more buttons, an RF transmitter, and an RF receiver; a software application including a graphical user interface that enables a user to view streaming video transmitted from the at least one wireless exterior module and receive real-time audio from the at least one wireless exterior module; a wireless router, wherein the wireless router enables communication through the Internet between the at least one wireless exterior module and at least one remote peripheral device, which is a cell phone; and a recording component that records video and audio communication that is transmitted to and from the at least one wireless exterior module, wherein the system coordinates multiple communication devices and user-defined responses to prompts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for audio-video communication with visitors to a business or residence, wherein the method utilizes at least one exterior module having a proximity sensor, a video camera, a microphone, a speaker, a keypad having one or more buttons, an RF transmitter, an RF receiver, a software application, and a wireless router, the method comprising:
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enabling, via the wireless router, wireless communication through the Internet between the at least one exterior module and at least one remote peripheral device, which is a cell phone, after at least one of the one or more buttons are pressed on the keypad; streaming video from the at least one exterior module using a graphical user interface provided by the software application; providing audio from the at least one exterior module to the at least one peripheral device; recording video and audio communication that is transmitted from the at least one exterior module; and displaying the streaming video via the software application on the at least one peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. The method of 11 further comprising the steps of:
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detecting a visitor at the entrance using the proximity sensor of the at least one exterior module, wherein the at least one exterior module includes a battery; providing real-time video to the at least one peripheral device upon detection of the visitor at the entrance by the proximity sensor; storing time-stamped video or audio data received by the at least one exterior device for later viewing on the at least one peripheral device; and creating a redundant system of the stored video or audio data from the at least one exterior module. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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